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Unexpected degradation of the bisphosphonate P-C-P bridge under mild conditions

Petri A Turhanen and Jouko J Vepsäläinen

University of Kuopio, Department of Biosciences, Laboratory of Chemistry, PO Box 1627, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 2008, 4:7doi:10.1186/1860-5397-4-7

Published: 21 January 2008

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Abstract

Unexpected degradation of the P-C-P bridge from novel bisphosphonate derivative 1a and known etidronate trimethyl ester (1b) has been observed under mild reaction conditions. A proposed reaction mechanism for the unexpected degradation of 1a and 1b is also reported.

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